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Larva
Copyright © 2009 Sam Houston

Larva
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
January 11, 2009
Size: 10mm (3/8")
Found under bark of fallen tree limb.
Note the unusually large head.

Please help with ID.
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Contributed by Sam Houston on 11 January, 2009 - 7:08pm
Last updated 30 June, 2009 - 11:36am

Moved
Moved from Longhorned Beetles.
… v belov, 30 June, 2009 - 11:36am login or register to post comments

Cerambycidae
the large part is the thorax (white), not head (brown)
… v belov, 11 January, 2009 - 7:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Nonetheless...
it's what gives them the common name "round-headed borers," as opposed to "flat-headed borers" for buprestid larvae.
… Charley Eiseman, 11 January, 2009 - 7:46pm login or register to post comments

 
i had no idea -- thanks
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